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MISSING DIMENSION
in education
is the knowledge of the true meaning
of life; knowledge of the true values
that pay off in your own life; knowl–
edge of
THE
w
AY
that brings you
REWARDS
and not troubles, unhappi–
ness, pain, suffering, frustrations.
It
is our purpose to publish those
BASICS
of right knowledge- and if we
cannot find that knowledge in the
fields of science, modern education,
human philosophy, sociology, psy–
chology or other popular!y recognized
sources, but we
do
find that
practica/,
workable
knowledge in the one book
most seem to be prejudiced against, we
are going to disseminate it without
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InHislmage
(Continued from page 37)
don't forget, His mother, whom He
loved and respected above all, was a
woman! Don't disparage motherhood
in the name of equality.
Paul a "Woman Hater"?
Sorne call Paul a woman hater. He
said they ought to keep quiet in the
congregation, not gossip, reverence
their husbands and obey them, and
remember that the manis the head of
the woman. But don't forget he also
said:
"H
usbands, !oveyour wives, even
as Christ also loved the church, and
gave himselffor it" (Eph.
5:25).
He sent his epistle to the Romans
by the hand of Phebe, of whom he
said:
"1
commend unto you Phebe
our sister, which is a servant of the
church ... receive her ... assist her
in whatsoever business she hath need
of you: for she hath been a succourer
of many, and of myself also. Greet
Priscilla
[mentioned first] and Aquí–
la my helpers in Christ Jesus: who
have for my life laid down
their
own
necks: unto whom not only
1
give
thanks, but a lso all the churches of
the Gentiles" (Rom.
16:1-4).
Dorcas was a good woman . Sap–
phira was a bad woman. Were they
equal?
Titus was a good man. Demas was
abad man. Were they equal? In bis
second letter to Timothy, Paul says:
"When 1 call to remembrance the
unfeigned faith that is in thee,
which
dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois,
and thy mother Eunice;
and 1 am
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persuaded that in thee also. Where–
fore
1
put thee in remembrance that
thou stir up the gift of God ..."
(ll
Tim.
1:5-6).
Paul was telling Ti–
mothy he had better not let down on
the outstanding example of his moth–
er and grandmother, whom he
greatly admired! Paul also reminded
Timothy of the scriptural knowledge
he had received from these two
(11
T im.
3:15).
And is it not strange that this
"woman hater" is found preaching
his first sermon in Europe at Philippi ,
where he was sent by a command in a
vision- preaching by a river to a
group of
women
whose custom it was
to gather for prayer at that spot?
And that his first convert on the new
cont inent was Lydia-a woman ?
These and many more examples
show Paul rather to be a dedicated
servant of God, equally respecting
men and women alike-acknowledg–
ing their deeds regardless of sex,
good and bad: no "woman hater"
here.
Equallty with God
The Bible does say that man was
created first, then woman. But no–
where does it indicate that that cre–
ation priority made one superior to
the other in body, mind or spirit.
The Bible does not permit, nor is
there an example of, women preach–
ing. But in the letter to the Philadel–
phian church in the book of Revela–
tion, God says the overcomers, male
and female, who enter His Kingdom
will
be
worthy of worship.
Jesus is the member of the God
family who has always done the
speaking. God the Father has not
permitted Himself to address us as
yet. Does this mean that the Father is
not on an equal plane with the Son?
Decidedly not! (Of course, the Father
will always be the Head of the God
family in terms of authority; see
1
Corinthians
15:27-28;
J ohn
14:28.)
What is eminently clear is that all
of us human beings, male and female
alike, are offered
equality with God.
Now that's equality!
As Jesus said in prayer to His Fa–
ther (John
17: JI):
" Holy Father,
keep through thine own name those
whom thou hast given me,
that they
may be one, as we are."
Amen.
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INBRIEF
(Continued from page 21)
thority to bear with the intrigues of
disloyal colleagues, to remain calm
when others panic, and to withstand
misguided popular outcries. All this
Lincoln did"
(The Great Democra–
cies,
pp.
214-215).
This is
not
to deny the rcality of
a fragile tension between discipline
and impulse. As Churchill wrote in
another context: "We shall see how
the counsels of prudence and re–
straint may become the prime
agents of mortal danger; how the
middle course adopted from desires
for safety and a quiet life may be
found to lead direct to the bull's-eye
of disaster"
(The Gathering Storm,
p.
18).
This was certainl y true
of Western inact ion in the face
of the Nazi threat in the thirties.
The key is knowing
when
to act
quickly and
when
to heed the
counsels of restraint. This takes
wisdom!
Is there any real relationship or
meaningful similarity between the
People's Temple and the Worldwide
Church of God? This question should
have been asked- and the right an–
swer should have come forth . The
Jones cult was liberally laced with
unscriptural principies. The very fab–
ric of the organization was shot
through with both beliefs and prac–
tices in
diametric contradiction
to
the Bible. For instance, suicide–
whether mass or otherwise-is a ha–
sic sin, a fundamental violation of the
sixth commandment.
On the other hand, Mr. Herbert
W. Armstrong has repeatedly said
both in print and on the air: " Don't
believe me. Rather believe what you
read in your own Bible." Prospective
Church members are continually
urged to follow the example of the
Bereans in New Testament times.
Luke recorded it for posterity. "Now
these Jews were more noble than
those in Thessalonica, for they re–
ceived the word with all eagerness,
examining the scriptures daily to see
ifthese things were so"
(Acts
17:11,
RSV) .
Would that we could all learn to
heed the counsels of restraint when
precipitate action will only lead us
over the edge of the cliff. o
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